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2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SEAT BELTS

firecrash · 1381832 · 2017-06-01

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
58,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, A SECOND VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE PANEL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG PANELS ON BOTH SIDES HAD SEPARATED. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE AIR BAG PANELS, BUT THE AIR BAGS REMAINED IN POSITION AND DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERABLE DUE TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10992712
Machine
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